The Payroll Giving Quality Mark celebrates the achievements of employers that have adopted and successfully promoted Payroll Giving schemes in their workplaces, and have enabled their employees to give to the charities that matter most to them.

The Quality Mark provides a benchmark of achievement, celebrates good practice and recognises employers who operate exceptional schemes.

Every employer that offers a Payroll Giving scheme to their employees is eligible to receive a Quality Mark. Employers that achieve certain benchmarks are eligible to apply for a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum Quality Mark.

Bronze Award

Bronze is awarded to employers that achieve 1% employee participation in Payroll Giving.

The Gold Quality Mark is awarded to employers that achieve 10% employee participation in Payroll Giving plus employer support. Employer support means that the employer must either pay the Payroll Giving Agency administration charge, match donations or demonstrate that they have carried out an active promotion of Payroll Giving during the previous year.

Your Payroll Giving Agency (PGA) will monitor the employee participation rates you have achieved by the end of March this year and will allocate an Award in line with the above criteria. If you are eligible for an Award, it will be issued to you by your PGA. Alternatively, if you think you qualify for an award, you can approach your PGA directly.